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He should have moved his family over here after he was drafted. He only has a few million dollars. I think he could have afforded it. Situation sucks all around.
 
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BostonCat2001 said:
i agree....whats the point of being a dictator if you cant rape, pillage and plunder. clearly this is on enes. he should know his place.
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As usual, you don't get it. I PROMISE you if I was a known sports figure from Turkey and my parents lived there and I lived here, I wouldn't tweet stuff out that might get my family back in Portugal in trouble. It's called common freaking sense. You're telling me his Dad getting arrested wasn't because of his son's VERY VOCAL hatred for Turkey? Sure he can hate them, but to put it out there for the whole world to see and put his parents in harmsway is IGNORANT.

PS, pal, stick to bashing UK players and UK fans as that's all you're any good at.
 
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As usual, you don't get it. I PROMISE you if I was a known sports figure from Turkey and my parents lived there and I lived here, I wouldn't tweet stuff out that might get my family back in Portugal in trouble. It's called common freaking sense. You're telling me his Dad getting arrested wasn't because of his son's VERY VOCAL hatred for Turkey? Sure he can hate them, but to put it out there for the whole world to see and put his parents in harmsway is IGNORANT.

Stick to bashing UK players and UK fans as that's what you're best at.
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I dunno man. I can see where you're coming from, but at the same time sitting around being quiet about what's happening will never result in any positive change.
 
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"Hey mom and Dad, even though I'm living in the greatest country in the world and living the NBA dream and you guys are suppresed, I'm going to be very vocal from way over here where I'm safe and happy and it MIGHT mess your life up, but I just gotta get this off my chest. PS, thanks for all the hard work you did bringing me up. I'm having a blast in the USA! " LOL! SMH. I'm starting to think he DID get disowned for being a moron. On to other things, enjoy your weekend.
 
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Cardsstink said:
As usual, you don't get it. I PROMISE you if I was a known sports figure from Turkey and my parents lived there and I lived here, I wouldn't tweet stuff out that might get my family back in Portugal in trouble. It's called common freaking sense. You're telling me his Dad getting arrested wasn't because of his son's VERY VOCAL hatred for Turkey? Sure he can hate them, but to put it out there for the whole world to see and put his parents in harmsway is IGNORANT.

Stick to bashing UK players and UK fans as that's what you're best at.
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On the flip side though, if I were living in Turkey and had a son in the NBA who had a platform to raise awareness, I would encourage him to be vocal about it no matter the cost to me personally. That's a sacrifice that I believe I'd have no choice but to make for the sake of the thousands of people also being repressed.

Do we know how Enes' father truly felt about Enes being openly critical of the Turkish government?
 
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I can't bash Enes. I'd like to think he didn't think his family would be incarcerated for his opinion being he lives in a free country. We don't know anything about the situation but what we read.
 
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BigBlueFanGA

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"Hey mom and Dad, even though I'm living in the greatest country in the world and living the NBA dream and you guys are suppresed, I'm going to be very vocal from way over here where I'm safe and happy and it MIGHT mess your life up, but I just gotta get this off my chest. PS, thanks for all the hard work you did bringing me up. I'm having a blast in the USA! " LOL! SMH. I'm starting to think he DID get disowned for being a moron. On to other things, enjoy your weekend.
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All you're really doing is excusing the behavior of a tyrant and putting it on Enes for his having the gall to speak his mind. How American of you.
 
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childe

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The Wall Street Journal featured a story in Enes Kanter this week. What Turkey is doing to him is not unique to him. They are systematically revoking passports of its citizens living outside the country.

I don't think it mattered if he spoke up or just kept quiet. Turkey is going after the outspoken ones for sure. But they're also going after anyone they're suspicious of.
 
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childe

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We would all still be British subjects if we chose to just keep quiet and avoid reprisals from the government against us and our loved ones.
 
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BigBlueFanGA said:
All you're really doing is excusing the behavior of a tyrant and putting it on Enes for his having the gall to speak his mind. How American of you.
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A-Freakin-men.

I have in-laws who live in Turkey. I was with my Sister-in-Law this week who is a native of Istanbul. I went there last year. What that clown Erdogan is doing over there is getting ridiculous.

Turkey, and specifically Istanbul, were secular, Western countries. He's turning it into a Muslim dictatorship. My in-laws, who are (gasp) Muslim, are terrified with what is happening.
 
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Maybe everybody here should give Kanter the benefit of a doubt, instead of questioning whether he is selfish or truly devoted to his family or trying to make fun of his name.

He's part of the UK family even if he never played here. And he's proud to be identified with UK.

How far should he let Erdogan go before he speaks out? Should he wait until he's back in Turkey? Good luck with that. And how do you all know that he hasn't tried to get his family out of there?
 
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A-Freakin-men.

I have in-laws who live in Turkey. I was with my Sister-in-Law this week who is a native of Istanbul. I went there last year. What that clown Erdogan is doing over there is getting ridiculous.

Turkey, and specifically Istanbul, were secular, Western countries. He's turning it into a Muslim dictatorship. My in-laws, who are (gasp) Muslim, are terrified with what is happening.
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I would like to know more about this. Give examples from talking to your in laws. I think they are both crazy. Gulen and Erdogan. I believe we should turn Gulen over to Erdogan.
 
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Blue_White_KY said:
He should have moved his family over here after he was drafted. He only has a few million dollars. I think he could have afforded it. Situation sucks all around.
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I think his family was pretty well off before Enes started playing basketball.
 
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WayneDougan_rivals170043

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bigbluefattycat said:
I would like to know more about this. Give examples from talking to your in laws. I think they are both crazy. Gulen and Erdogan. I believe we should turn Gulen over to Erdogan.
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#1 - The never mention Gulen; just not an issue to them
#2 - They are just concerned that Turkey is going from a Westernized International Country to a conservative Islamic country. They think it's getting worse in terms of freedom, which means less economic activity too.
 
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WayneDougan said:
#1 - The never mention Gulen; just not an issue to them
#2 - They are just concerned that Turkey is going from a Westernized International Country to a conservative Islamic country. They think it's getting worse in terms of freedom, which means less economic activity too.
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Understandable. I am clueless to the issue other than the propaganda that we get over here. There is plenty of propaganda out there about Gulen's movement being soft jihad here in the states. Gulen is allegedly connected to the opium trade. Like I said I don't know. I think they both suck but one of them is here in the states and he tried to overthrow Turkey with coup.
 
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BigBlueFanGA said:
All you're really doing is excusing the behavior of a tyrant and putting it on Enes for his having the gall to speak his mind. How American of you.
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It would have been better if he did it with his family safe. How many people on here are willing to put their family in harms way just to criticize a government.
 
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TheLexingtonian

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I'm sorry, but Enes needs to STFU. If his Dad was indeed arrested, it's because of Enes' loud mouth.
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Sometimes you need to stand up for what is right despite the consequences. If you don't have conviction for what you believe, then you are just a hypocritical douche.
 
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TheLexingtonian said:
Sometimes you need to stand up for what is right despite the consequences. If you don't have conviction for what you believe, then you are just a hypocritical douche.
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And sometimes you need to STFU in the name of your family. SMH. Unless you'd be happy sitting in jail like Enes' dad, you are a hypocritical d....
 
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Cardsstink

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TheLexingtonian said:
I know right, we should all fold to injustices in the world because the people in power apply pressure. That has worked out well over the course of human history.
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Yeah keep preaching it from your cozy couch while Kanter's Dad is rotting in prison. Get back to me when you get off of your own couch and sacrifice your own family in the name of justice. I'll be waiting.
 
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Cardsstink said:
Yeah keep preaching it from your cozy couch while Kanter's Dad is rotting in prison. Get back to me when you get off of your own couch and sacrifice your own family in the name of justice. I'll be waiting.
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Pot meet kettle? The point is Kanter is in that situation and is making that choice. Pretty easy for you to call him an idiot, right?
 
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Cardsstink

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TheLexingtonian said:
Pot meet kettle? The point is Kanter is in that situation and is making that choice. Pretty easy for you to call him an idiot, right?
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I'm not preaching standing up for a cause while sitting on my couch, pal. That's you. Enjoy the insanity that is you.....and enjoy your next protest.
 
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TheLexingtonian

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Cardsstink said:
I'm not preaching standing up for a cause while sitting on my couch, pal. That's you. Enjoy the insanity that is you.....and enjoy your next protest.
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No, you are just ripping a former player for standing up against government oppression, when he has everything on the line, and you are fortunate to live safely in the greatest country on earth.
 
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bigbluefattycat

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TheLexingtonian said:
No, you are just ripping a former player for standing up against government oppression, when he has everything on the line, and you are fortunate to live safely in the greatest country on earth.
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I agree with the greatest country on earth part but are we living safely? Should we be so blind that just because we enjoy a college basketball team that we understand what goes on in another country. Like I said I think Erdogan and Gulen are crazy. Gulen has over 140 schools in this country alone not to mention the 100s he has across the globe. There is information out there tying the opium trade to Gulen. So ask yourself if he infiltrated the Turkey government and tried to overthrow it what is he going to do here?

Connecting some dots that may open some eyes. Calipari has connections to the Clinton Foundation and Bill Clinton. Calipari raised over $1mil for Hoops for Haiti with the proceeds going to the Red Cross. Bill and Hillary brought Gulen to the US. Gulen donated big money to the Clinton campaign.

Did Enes come to UK because of Cal's connections to Clinton?

Calipari to speak at Clinton Global Initiative on Sunday
By Eric Lindsey on September 21, 2012

How the Clintons and the Rest of Washington Are Getting Rich From the Turkey Coup
Gulen allies gave money to the Hillary Clinton campaign and to the Clinton Global Initiative, as well as between $500,000 and $1 million to the Clinton Foundation.

New Ties Emerge Between Clinton And Mysterious Islamic Cleric
Federal investigators have reportedly investigated some of the schools for using work visas to bring Turkish citizens to the U.S. to teach. In some cases, taxpayer funds were used to pay immigration and legal fees for family members of teachers who worked at the facilities. Funds allocated to the schools have also been funneled to contractors controlled by Turkish nationals with connections to the Gulen movement.

Why Enes Kanter Has a New Name (And Why His Family Disowned Him)
Kanter went to Gülen-funded schools as a kid and aligns himself with the movement that followers call Hizmet, or "service."

 
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